Astroman Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Dear All, I am a hungarian CP grower and I had the opportunity to visit some CP sites in Portugal and see them in their natural habitat :-) As my first post, let me show you two wonderful plants from Portugal. The pictures were taken in this summer. Enjoy! :-D Drosophyllum lusitanicum: Soil: Grainy, contains mostly quartz sand and flints Plant: Pinguicula lusitanica: Soil: Grainy granitic The plant: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroman Posted November 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 more pictures: Drosophyllum: Pinguicula: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I always love seeing the natural settings of where plants grow, to understand how to better aid in cultivation...Very Nice pictures !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroman Posted November 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Yep, you are totally right! But Drosophyllum can be a tricky one for the first some weeks, and also requires a different media than other CPs. By the way I found 3 pictures, taken in april-june-august from the same plant. Note the different outlook of the plant, how dries out entirely in the hot portuguese summer. But in next outumn/spring it comes back when experiencing rain. Also from Portugal: Drosera intermedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Allan Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Exceptional habitat photos! Thanks for sharing them. Were the three species growing in the same region? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroman Posted November 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Greg, Thanks for your comment! No, they are not from the same region, but sometimes Drosera intermedia and Pinguicula lusitanica occurs together. It was told that the Drosera site also has Pinguiculas but I could not catch them in sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Great pictures. Very interesting to see how Drosophyllum lusitanicum is looking like during the different seasons. The cluster of P. lusitanica is also very nice. Thanks for sharing. Best regards, Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCarnifreak Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Very nice! Thanks for sharing your experiences. It's just magnificent to walk through CP locations like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Long Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Beautiful pics, welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Exceptional habitat photos! Thanks for sharing them. Were the three species growing in the same region?Greg What he said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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